How do you sleep??

This is a discussion on How do you sleep?? within the Carry & Defensive Scenarios forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Originally Posted by T-Rex
If I am home alone, I sleep fully clothed...with my gun on my hip. If the wife and kids are here, ...

If I am home alone, I sleep fully clothed...with my gun on my hip. If the wife and kids are here, bday suit with gun in safe less than 2 ft away...

I've always wondered why more people don't do that. In a worst case scenario where there is a breakdown in your early warning system and the BG(s) are in your bedroom already, I don't think one would have the opportunity to get to their pistol on their nightstand or a longgun a few feet from the bed. In this situation, a pistol on your person would be the only thing that would work.

I've always wondered why more people don't do that. In a worst case scenario where there is a breakdown in your early warning system and the BG(s) are in your bedroom already, I don't think one would have the opportunity to get to their pistol on their nightstand or a longgun a few feet from the bed. In this situation, a pistol on your person would be the only thing that would work.

That's not a bad point, but I think I'll be faster reaching over to the nightstand, than I will trying to pull from a holster in a lying position, not to mention that I don't have any revolvers, so follow up shots under the blankets could be problematic.

That's not a bad point, but I think I'll be faster reaching over to the nightstand, than I will trying to pull from a holster in a lying position, not to mention that I don't have any revolvers, so follow up shots under the blankets could be problematic.

If they are right on top of me, it's H2H time anyway.

That's why I also have a Coldsteel OSS handy:D
I think the problem with reaching over to your nightstand is its very obvious what you are doing, especially if the pistol is on the nightstand and not in a drawer. Whereas if you were to have your hands underneath the covers, its easier to draw stealthily...for all the BG knows, you could be readjusting your junk.

Birthday suit....clothes on the floor and edc bag on the door handle on the way out of the bed room. and a p95 on magnets in the middle of the head board for easy access for who ever wakes up 1st in a bad situation.

"A heavily armed citizenry is not about overthrowing the government; it is about preventing the government from overthrowing liberty. A people stripped of their right of self defense is defenseless against their own government." -source

I don't understand the logic of this question. What does it matter what you were sleeping in, as long as you get to your gun in the event of a break-in??
I doubt very seriously that you'll be worried about being in the "proper attire" to greet the BG.